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lái

drive
drive


Definitions

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lái
     1. v. (vehicles) to control; to drive, to ride, to pilot, etc.
           lái xe - to drive a car
     2. v. (informal) to digress, to sidetrack, or to put one's own spin on
     3. n. steering wheel; steering control
     4. n. (colloquial) (short for, lái xe, , driver) (or) short for, lái đò, , boatman, notext=1
     5. n. (colloquial) (used to refer to a merchant or trader)

Example Sentences

Họ luân phiên lái xe.
    They drove the car by turns.
Tôi không lái.
    I didn't drive.
Nếu bạn lái xe vào ban đêm, bạn nên đề phòng những tài xế say rượu.
    If you drive at night, you should watch out for drunk drivers.
Có phải anh đã để cậu ta lái xe?
    Did you let him drive your car?
Lái xe từ đây đi khoảng 10 phút.
    It's about a ten-minute drive from here.



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